Foot-rest.



J. FLINDALL.

FOOT REST. A APPLICATION FILED AUG.1s, 190s. BENEWED APE. 6, 1910Patented 0011.4, 1910.

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FOOT-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4,- 1910.

Application filed August 18, 1908, Serial No. 449,085. Renewed April 6,1910. Serial No.V 553,844.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN FLINDALL, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Rests; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to foot rests for furniture such as chairs,couches and the like, and has for an objectto provide an improved restadjustable relative to the article of furniture, and improved meanswhereby the cover is maintained in a taut position irrespective of theposition of the rest.

A further object of the invention is to provide in an article offurniture means whereby the fabric forming the cover of the main part ofthe furniture extends over and forms the cover of the foot rest withoutfracture, and with improved means for maintaining the cover upon boththe body and the foot rest in taut condition.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings -Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of one end of anarticle of furniture with the foot rest attached, shown with the sidesremoved and certain parts in section. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view ofthe device as seen on arrow 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a det-ail view of thesliding member of the foot rest with the spring adapted to hold the samein taut condition as seen from above with the cover removed.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The present invention is applicable to any furniture upon which a footrest would be desirable and here shown as a chair, couch or the like,having a leg 10 supported upon a caster 11 and with cross pieces 12supporting springs 13. Above the springs 13 a lilling or stuffing 14 isemployed secured at the end to a cross piece 15 disposed in a horizontalposition and secured to a brace or cleat 1G.

Upon the legs is hinged a frame 17 the sides of which are provided withoutwardly extending flanges 18 and the same is movable upon the pivot 19and maintained in adjust-ment by means of the rack bar 2O engaging uponthe pins 21 or in any approved manner. Upon the top of the frame 17 aboard 22 is mounted having clips 23 engaging beneath the flanges 1S sothat the board 22 is slidable upon the frame 17.

Upon the board 22 a" stufing or filling 24 is employed and the cover 25of the article is brought over the end of the stuffing 14 and downwardlyover the stuiiing 24 and secured as at 26 to the lower edge of the board22. A stuffing 27 is preferably inserted between the stuffing 14 and thecover 25, and the cover 25 is held taut upon the body by means of astrip of material 28 sewed or otherwise secured to the vcover 25 as at29 and with its opposite edge nailed or otherwise secured to the crosspiece 15 as at 30.

To maintain the cover upon the foot rest always in taut condition aU-shaped spring 31 is secured to the board 22 at one of its extremitiesas 32 while its opposite extremity 33 is secured to the cross piece 15.As the foot rest is raised and lowered the board 22 will move slidablyup on the frame 17 against the tension of the spring 31 and downwardlyupon the frame under the action of such spring.

What I claim is 1. In an article of furniture, a spring seat, anadjustable foot rest hinged to the article and embodying a slidableportion, a fabric covering the seat and unbrokenly continuing to coverthe foot rest and secured at its edge to the slidable portion, a stripof material secured to the article and to the fabric and adapted to holdthe seat portion of the fabric in position, and means carried by thefoot rest adapted to act upon the slidable portion and maintain thefabric taut.

2. In an article of furniture, a spring seat, an adjustable foot resthinged to the article and embodying a slidable portion, a fabriccovering for the seat unbrokenly continuing to cover the foot rest andhaving its edge secured to the slidable portion, a strip of materialsecured to the article and to the fabric adjacent the edge of thearticle and adapted to hold the seat portion of the fabric in position,and means carried by the foot rest adapted to exert tension u on theslidable portion and maintain the abric taut.

3. In an article of furniture, a spring seat, an adjustable foot resthinged to the article and embodying a Slidable portion, a fabric sionupon the slidable portion and adapted covering the seat and unbrokenlycontinuing to maintain the fabric taut. l0 to cover the foot rest andsecured at its edge In testimony whereof I aiix my signature to thesldable portion, a strip of material 1n presence of two Witnesses.

Secured to the article and to the fabric adja- JOHN FLINDALL. cent theedge of the article and adapted to Witnesses: hold the-seat portion ofthe fabric in posi- W. GRAY BROWN,

tion, and a U-shaped spring exerting ten- JOHN C. FLINDALL.

